Hat and hat-making art



1933- R. K. REYNOLDS HAT AND HAT MAKING ART 7 Filed May 9. 1929 I NVENTOR W Kw 7 @QTSREW Patented Aug 29, b Lt: it; s

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE v HAT mamime ART I Ralph K. ReynoldsyDanbury Conn; assigiior to. .ii The Mallory Hat Company, Danbury Conn aCorporationof Connecticut :1 1 h Application May 9.1929. Serial no. 361.513

Y 8 Claims (o1.'.'2 1e4 This invention relates to hats," and more spe indicated at 1'2 inFigQZ. It may, here be noted cifically to felt hats .and to an art for making" that the term nap is use'd to denote asurface the same. p Q 1 ;fo rmed.offibers of substantiallength, analogous" i One of the objects thereof is to provide a-hat to the pile of a piece of velvet. "Ihe hat isthen of 'novel and attractive appearance. Another bufied with wool f eltito polish the nap 12 andco object is to provide a hat of the above "characgive it a bright appearance. {It is then preferably ter in which the material is unweake'nedand in softened. with steam, re-block'ed, en ed; best which the appearance is unchanged by usage, results, wet withfwater, ironed dry and lured hot. Another'object is to provide a simple and prac- The hat is then removed from the block, moislo tical art for making a hat of the above chartened with wet steam, and subjected to theaction 65 15 out hereinafter.

acter. Another object is to provide an art of of the apparatus indicated-in Fig. 3 of the drawthe above nature characterized by convenience'in ing, v a Q carrying on and unforinity in results. Otherob- This apparatus comprises a supporting block jects will be in part obvious and in part pointed 4 13, heated in any desired manner,- as by a'steam U g jacket having in its upper surface a recess shaped 7.0 The invention accordingly consists in the fea- "to accord substantially with the crown of the tures of construction,combinations of elements, hat andprovided witha removable brass lining arrangements of partsand inithe several steps 14 on which issecured, asbysoldering, a woven and relation and order of. each; of the same to vwire fabric 15. 3 This fabricQis of aloose: mesh,

'20 one or more of the others,]all as willbe illustrapreferably accordingsomewhat; form with 75 i I tively described hereinfand' the scope of the'apthe lines indicated at 16 in. Fig. 7,,later herein plication of which will be indicated in the fol-. referred to, The lining l4ywithgits innejr -iwire lowing claims. I T fabricjextends, asat1'7,over the,top:of the In the accompanying drawing illustrative. of block 13, and ,theinverted hat in the condition certain features of this invention, above described is fitted therein,. as fshownin 80 3 Figure 1 is a sectional view of a piece offelt; the drawing. If itbe desired to produce the ef- Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same article at fect hereinafter described on the undersidelof a later stage; k a V the brim of the hat, there issuperposed an an- Fig. 3" is a semi diagrarnmatic side elevation nular brass plate18i'provided. on its undersurof a hat and of apparatusused in connection face with a registering wire fabric member 19 85 therewith, certain parts being broken away in similar in construction to the member 15. order to show the construction more clearly; Mounted abovethelsupport 13 andjadapted-to Fig. 4 is a sectionalviewlof the-felt subsequent be raised and lowered byanysuitabIe means is -a head 20 having on its under surface ant t- 'v to the action of the apparatus of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 "sa similar view of thefelt at"a later\pans ible bag 21 formed of rubber or theme .cornpletedhat stage; l 1 v v and adapted to fit within the'crown of the hat, Fig. 6 is a similar;view of the same article'at indicated. as. a whole at, 22. With 'the parts in "a stilllater stage; and i i this position, the head 20 is loweredso-asto. in- Fig. 7 is aside elevation of a{ portion one sert the bag 21 withinthe crown'jof the'hat f i .1 v an r uito uidhd r p s roi admi od o '9 I Similar reference characters refer. to similar "the interior of the bag 21 to causeiity to expand "parts throughout the severalviews of the drawand. force thehat 22 into intimate; contact with v ing. i ;;;;j{ I ';the wire, member 15. .Simultaneously,thelateral Referring now to'the, drawingin'detail, the felt I portions of the bag 21, superposedover the brim I 'I10,1as'shown-l n Fig.1; is preferably, although of the hat, a d d downwa d y by the fluid 400 not 'e'ssentiallyfd'yed to a shallow depth, asindipr ssu at th r ar the a p s t e Ycated at 11; .in'agcolo'ring distinctive from that l subjecting thefelt a that DOint FOBmbOSS- of the body of th felt M f ingaction by the wire members which itcon- This felt meniber is understood at this stage tacts- 1 I 5 to be a portion of, an ordinary felt hat in the -This pressure is maintained a sufficient length C1 rough, and it is stretched and, blocked priorto of t e to Pe man nt y embOSS the fOIni'Of the the action the results of which are indicated in Wire fabrictinto the surface of the felt. The 1 Fig; 2. To'bring this about, the hat'is subjected sult of this action isdiagrammaticallyindicated or draw out the'long fibers to forma nap as :in which'the depressions-2'3 correspond in form to the actlono'f very coarse sandpaper to tease on an enlarged scale. in Fig. 4 'of the drawing-j m f b and contour to the various wires against which,

the felt is forced.

The hat is then removed from the apparatus above described and is blocked. The hat is then subjected to a pouncing action with very -fine sandpaper while rotated at'high speed, as, for

7 example, 2500 revolutions per minute." This action may be performed by hand or with ajsuitable automatic pouncing machine. the outermost surface of the felt, thus removing the relatively raised portions and leaving the felt as indicated in Fig. 5 of the drawing. Inthis form, the majority ofv the surfaceof the 'felt is cut down to the body, as indicatedat 24, thus removing on such portions the nap or longfibers 12, and, if dyeingbe employed, the thin layer of dyed felt.

' be drawing, presents an exposed surface in which V bossing action;

At this stage, the hat may," if desire djb e ironed and lured. The hat is then, ,moistened again with wet steam'and subjected to the action of the apparatu's indicated in Fig. 3 with the parts 14 and 13 and their accompanying wire members re-' moved. The result of this actionis to press the felt fiatjas indicatedin Fig. 6 of the drawing, the outline of the wire fabric-being then represented by lines'of long fiber, as indicated at 25, springing from lin'es'of feltof distinctive color if the shallow dyeing featurebe employed.

The completed hat, as-indioated in Fig. 7' of there is formed thereon an outline similar; to

that of loose fabric. 7 This outline is formed by the lines- 25 of long fiber, and preferably of felt of distinctive color; Thehat is thus given a novel appearance which is distinctive and attractive. Furthermore, it retains this appearance under conditions of hard'use. I As many possible embodiments may be made of th'e mechanical features of the above inven-- lion, and as the art-herein described might'be varied .in various parts, all without departing fromfthe scope of the invention, it is to be understood that all matter hereinabove setfo'rth or shown in the accompanying drawing is'to be interprtedas illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Iclaimz I 1. The hat-making art, which consists in blocking a hat, subjecting the outer surface of the felt to coarse'abr'asive action to draw out long fibers or nap, buffing said felt to polish said nap, softening the hat with steam, wetting the hat, ironing the hat dry, wetting the hat again,"'pfr'essing thef'outer surface of the hat against a'member of predetermined form toembossini its outer surface a predetermineddesign, and subjecting the outer surface of the felt to fine abrasive action to remove the nap at all portions otherthan those .depressed by said em- 2'. The hat-making art, which consists in blocking a' hat, subjecting theouter surface of This cuts off portions undepressed.

the felt to coarse abrasive action to draw out long'fibers or nap, bufling said .felt to polish said nap, softening the hat with steam, wetting the hat, ironing the 'hat dry, wetting the hat again, pressing the outer surface of the hat against a memberof predetermined form toemboss in its outer surface a predetermined design,

subjecting the outer surface of the felt to fine abrasive action to remove the nap at all por- 'tions other than those depressed by said embossing action, and pressing, the outer surface of the felt against a smooth surface.

" 3. The hat 'r'naking art, which consists in blocking. a hat, subjecting "the hat to coarse abrasive action to draw out from the felt long fibers to form anap thereon, then depressing the-nap.

beneath the'outer surface of the felted portion of the hat bodyat selected places to form. a

predetermined design, and then removing the nap from the undepressed portion of the felt.

4. The hat-making art, which consists in blocking the hat, drawing out long fibers of the outer surface of the felt to form a nap thereon, polishing said. nap, and depressing the nap beneath 'the' outersurfaceof the felted portion of the hatbodyat selected places to form a predetermined. design. 7

5. Th e hat-making art, which consists in blocking the hat, drawing out. long fibers .of the outer surface of the felt to form a nap'thereon,

polishing said nap,"depressing' said .nap beneath the outer surfaceof the felted portion of the hat body at selected placesto form a predetermined design, and'removing' the nap from the undepressed portion of the felt.

6. The hat-making art, which consists in blocking a hat, subjecting it to coarse abrasive action to draw out long fibe rs or nap, polishing said nap, Wetting the hat, depressing the inap beneath the outer surface of the felted portion of the hat body atv selected places to forrna predetermined design, and subjecting the hat to a fine abrasive action to cut away the nap from 7. The hat-making fart, whichf consists in blocking a hat, subjecting the felt of the hat removing saidinap on the portions ofsaid felt 130' smooth outer surfacefportions'of felt of'characteri'stics different from; the feltconstit uting the greater area. of the hat extending a' substantial distance below saidfouter surface, andlong nap extending upwardly from said portions, the re,- mainder of the 'hatisurface having rionap.

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